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Opening the Scriptures! Three Year Study thru the Bible

Explore Job's suffering and conversations with friends, reflecting on sin and misery. Discover Job's response to betrayal and hopelessness, emphasizing redemption and judgment.

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Opening the Scriptures! Three Year Study thru the Bible

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  1. Opening the Scriptures! Three Year Study thru the Bible Daily Reading - Bookmark available in the back Weekly Study – on Wednesday nights at 6:30 This week:Job 15-21 Jesus expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself … And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures Luke 24:27,45

  2. Outline for Job 1-2 Job’s Sufferings 3-14 Conversation w/Friends– 1st Cycle 15-21 Conversation w/Friends– 2nd Cycle 22-31 Conversation w/Friends– 3rd Cycle 33-37 Conversation w/Elihu 38-42 Conversation w/ God

  3. Basic Wrestling of Job Job is a Godly and good man Job is suffering incredibly Basic argument of Job’s friends: Suffering=sin Sin does bring pain We are to confront people in sin What we cannot do- is see suffering and assume sin

  4. Outline for Job 1-2 Job’s Sufferings 3-14 Conversation w/Friends– 1st Cycle 15-21 Conversation w/Friends– 2nd Cycle 22-31 Conversation w/Friends– 3rd Cycle 33-37 Conversation w/Elihu 38-42 Conversation w/ God

  5. Outline for Job 1-2 Job’s Sufferings 3-14 Conversation w/Friends– 1st Cycle 15-21 Conversation w/Friends– 2nd Cycle 22-31 Conversation w/Friends– 3rd Cycle 33-37 Conversation w/Elihu 38-42 Conversation w/ God

  6. Conversation w/Friends Eliphaz speaks Job speaks Bildad speaks Job speaks Zophar speaks Jobspeaks

  7. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 18 19 20 21 Eliphaz speaks Job speaks Bildad speaks Job speaks Zophar speaks Jobspeaks

  8. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 • Eliphaz speaks • Insults Job – just a windbag (v.1–16)

  9. Job 15:4 But you even undermine piety and hinder devotion to God. (NIV) Indeed, you are doing away with [reverential] fear, and you are hindering and diminishing meditation and devotion before God. (AMP)

  10. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 • Eliphaz speaks • Insults Job – just a windbag (v.1–16) • Sinful people suffer (v.17–35)

  11. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer

  12. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer Job speaks You are miserable comforters (16:1-4)

  13. Lessons for Dealing w/Pain • In pain, words can be rash 6:3 • To the afflicted, kindness to be shown 6:14 • Don’t rebuke words of one in pain 6:23 • Don’t heap words against or shake head – intentionally strengthen and comfort 16:4-5

  14. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 • Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer • Job speaks • You are miserable comforters (16:1-4) • Job feels betrayed by God & men (16:5-19) • Job feels broken in spirit, hopeless (17)

  15. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer Job speaks- betrayed, hopeless

  16. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 18 • Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer • Job speaks- betrayed, hopeless • Bildad speaks • You lack understanding (v.1–4) • Terrors surround the wicked (18:5–21) • It is like a light put out (5–6). • It is like an animal trapped (7–10). • It is like a criminal pursued (11–14). • It is like a tree rooted up (15–21).

  17. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 18 Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer Job speaks- betrayed, hopeless Bildad speaks – terror surrounds wicked

  18. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 18 19 • Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer • Job speaks- betrayed, hopeless • Bildad speaks – terror surrounds wicked • Job speaks • How long will you torment me (v.1–5) • Wronged by God (v.6–12) • Forsaken by family and friends (v.13–22) • Ohthat my words were written (v.23-24) • My Redeemer lives (v.25-27) • Beware - there is a judgment (v.28-29)

  19. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 18 19 Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer Job speaks- betrayed, hopeless Bildad speaks – terror surrounds wicked Job speaks – wronged…but my Redeemer lives

  20. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 18 19 20 • Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer • Job speaks- betrayed, hopeless • Bildad speaks – terror surrounds wicked • Job speaks – wronged…but my Redeemer lives • Zophar speaks • Heard rebuke…in understanding answer • Success of wicked is temporary (4–11) • Life of the wicked is bitter (12–19) • End of the wicked is empty (20–29)

  21. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 18 19 20 Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer Job speaks- betrayed, hopeless Bildad speaks – terror surrounds wicked Job speaks – wronged…but my Redeemer lives Zophar speaks – way of wicked is empty

  22. Conversation w/Friends – 2nd Cycle 15 16-17 18 19 20 21 • Eliphaz speaks - sinful people suffer • Job speaks- betrayed, hopeless • Bildad speaks – terror surrounds wicked • Job speaks – wronged…but my Redeemer lives • Zophar speaks – way of wicked is empty • Jobspeaks • Let me speak, then keep mocking (v.1-6) • Sometimes the wicked prosper (v.7–18) • How often see God’s clear justice (v.19-21) • Life is unfair (v.22–26) • Your understanding is not true (v.27-34)

  23. Lessons for Dealing w/Pain • In pain, words can be rash 6:3 • To the afflicted, kindness to be shown 6:14 • Don’t rebuke words of one in pain 6:23 • Don’t heap words against or shake head – intentionally strengthen and comfort 16:4-5 • Make sure your answers are true 21:34

  24. For I know that my Redeemer lives And He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God, Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! (Job 19:25-27)

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